Forgot to get my car an MOT

My car's MOT ran out in Januay and I totall forgot to get it renewed. I am insured and was trying to buy my tax online when I found out it wasn't MOTd.

Can I just go tomorrow and get an MOT? Do I have to take the old MOT certificate? Do I need any other paperwork for an MOT? Basically will I get in trouble?

I know I've done a stupid thing here and I know it can affect my insurance, so please don't lecture me! This is very unlike me - I've had a rough past couple of years and have been unwell. I've always done everything legally and properly and this is my first time, so please be nice.

Since your car hasn't got a valid MoT certificate, you can't drive it on the public highway except to take it to a PRE-BOOKED MOT test. So phone the test centre first! (Otherwise, it would be really annoying if you happened to get stopped on the way to the test centre after having 'got away with it' for the past 5 months!).

You don't need to take the old MOT document and you can't get into trouble for driving without an MOT. (As far as 'the authorities' know, your car might have simply been in your garage since January).

For Ladybirder:
The new MOT certificate will commence from the day on which the car passes its test. (As I said above, the car might have been garaged since January, so it wouldn't have needed an MOT during that period).

be fine halifaxmum, just hope it passes first time, and doesn't cost you big bucks!........mine usually fails on silly things!.....then repairs, and re=test!..........all more cost!......Oh the joys of motoring!..............lol.........

I've just done the same thing. Changed cars and my last car was MOT Jan the same as our other car. Just completely overlooked it, only found out just when we tried to tax it online? Oops. We were supposed to be driving down to the south coast today too, now have a test booked for tomorrow morning, will be going on holiday a day late, providing it passes of course?